Bush says Bin Laden means to hurt americans

From Yahoo News:

President George W. Bush said on Wednesday he takes the threats from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden seriously.

"I understand there are some in America who say 'well this can't be true, there aren't still people willing to attack.' All I would ask them to do is listen to the words of Osama bin Laden and take him seriously," Bush said at the National Security Agency.

"When he says he's going to hurt the American people again or try to, he means it. I take it seriously and the people of NSA take it seriously and most of the American people take it seriously as well," he added.

Bush made the remarks as he visited the NSA to again defend authorizing a domestic spying program to eavesdrop inside America on communications of terrorism suspects without court approval.

Bin Laden in an audiotape that aired last week warned that al Qaeda was preparing attacks in the United States but was open to a conditional truce with Americans.

"The terrorists will do everything they can to strike us. I am going to continue to do everything I can within my legal authority to stop them," Bush said.

This would be comical if it wasn't for the fact that Bush is using 911 as an excuse for trampling all over the Constitution. He's using fear to stifle any criticism of his illegal wiretaps. If only President Bush took that Presidential Daily Brief in 2001 as seriously. You know the one titled "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in the US". I think there are very few people in America who believe that Bin Laden doesn't want to hurt us. Again, Bush is trying to make it seem that those opposed to his illegal wiretaps are somehow for the terrorists. It's just not true. The issue is spying on Americans without a warrant. It's as simple as that. Bush broke the law and needs to be held accountable.